Monsoon Possible for Colorado this Weekend: First One of the Season And just when you thought hurricane season was over, it’s monsoon season in Colorado. Related: Brain Post: Megaflashes’ | New World Records Set for Longest Lightning Flashes in Brazil and Argentina A potential monsoon is expected to land in Colorado this weekend, bringing in large amounts of moisture from the south. Chris Tomer, a Colorado-based meteorologist, wrote in a Facebook post […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 23, 2020 0 Comments
Google Attempts Carbon-Intelligent Computing to Lessen Environmental Impact Google is attempting to lessen their environmental impact with carbon-intelligent computing. Data centers use an immense amount of energy in order for our internet experience to run as smoothly as it does. Every Google search consumes the equivalent of a 60w lightbulb being on for 17 seconds. While that may not seem like a lot of energy, with over 40,000 […] Brains Alex Camerino | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
The United States Can Reach 90% Renewable Energy With No Added Cost by 2035 Many scientists and academics have argued over how long it would take the United States to reach 100% renewable energy production. It is extremely hard for a fossil fuel-based economy to completely convert to renewables, which is why it is more important to focus on how much of our production can be switched instead of figuring out when we can […] Alex Camerino | June 23, 2020 2 Comments
An Extremely Rare Derecho Event Hit the Rocky Mountains on Saturday What a wild day Saturday was over the Intermountain West and the western Great Plains! The day started out with a line of severe storms initiating over eastern Utah causing flash flooding in Arches National Park and other surrounding areas. These storms then progressed into Colorado and Wyoming where they maintained their structure. As they did so, they brought destructive […] Weather Eric McNamee | June 9, 2020 0 Comments
137-MPH Gust and Hurricane Force Winds Recorded at the Summit of Alpine Meadows, CA Alpine Meadows, CA reported a wind gust of 137 mph at 3:45 am Tuesday morning, according to meteorologist Cassie Wilson. But that’s not all… between 2:45-7:45 am the top of their mountain maintained category 1 hurricane-force winds! Here’s a list of maximum wind gusts reported from late Monday into Tuesday morning. The Sierra crest ridge tops received the strongest gusts […] WeatherBrains | January 17, 2020 1 Comment
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Wind-Buff Pow, Sunshine, & Zero Lift Lines Report from January 15th, 2019 Brought to you by Squaw Alpine Yesterday was fire hot fun at Squaw Valley, CA. Squaw reported 11″ of new snow on the upper mountain and the upper mountain hadn’t opened since that snow fell. That snow came with an enormous amount of wind creating wind-buff conditions all over the mountain as well as some […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 16, 2020 0 Comments
Watch Out For Icy Bridges… The temperature is dropping and snow is falling. Winter is finally here and with that comes slippery roads and slower travel. We all know to take extra caution while driving during wintry conditions. However, what most people are not aware of are the dangers of bridges. Related: Brain Post: It’s Time to Get Your Car Prepared for Winter Weather Bridges […] Brains Emily Crofton | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
Chairlift at Thredbo Ski Resort, Australia SNAPS Sending Passenger Plummeting to Ground A ‘freak gust of wind’ at Thredbo Ski Resort, Australia is being blamed for causing a loaded chairlift to snap and send its passenger plummeting over 30-feet to the ground yesterday. The incident happened as the Gunbarrel quad chairlift was approaching the top terminal. The wind caused the chair to become dislodged. Related: Thredbo Resort, Australia Submits Application to Replace […] Industry News Oz Brains | July 23, 2019 0 Comments
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